Bahrain at the Olympics
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Bahrain
has competed in 6 Summer Games
. They have never competed in the Winter Games
.
Bahrain has never won an Olympic medal. In 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing Rashid Ramzi
was originally awarded the gold medal in athletics in men's 1,500 meters
but was later stripped due to doping violation.
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
has competed in 6 Summer Games
Summer Games
Summer Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. Released in 1984 for the Commodore 64, it was also eventually ported to the Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari XL/XE and Sega Master System platforms...
. They have never competed in the Winter Games
Winter Games
Winter Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx , based on sports featured in the Winter Olympic Games....
.
Bahrain has never won an Olympic medal. In 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing Rashid Ramzi
Rashid Ramzi
Rashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco...
was originally awarded the gold medal in athletics in men's 1,500 meters
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres
-Round 1:-Semifinal 1:17 August 2008 - 21:55-Semifinal 2:17 August 2008 - 22:04-Final:19 August 2008 - 22:50-Splits:-References:...
but was later stripped due to doping violation.